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Three years ago, a 17-year-old was diagnosed with rabies infection at a Texas hospital, but she recovered without intensive treatment and then was lost in follow-up attempts. Her case confounds the current data on rabies, which kills some 50,000 people worldwide annually and from which only five people have recovered after undergoing the intensive Milwaukee protocol. Health officials' attempts to locate the girl have all failed, and the case is prompting some health officials to rethink the current wisdom on rabies.

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In an attempt to help an injured bat, two University of Northern Colorado students kept the animal, which turned out to be infected with rabies, in a cage in their dorm room. The students are receiving rabies prophylaxis.

Jeanna Giese, who contracted rabies and recovered without a vaccine as a teenager and was a Make-A-Wish Foundation beneficiary, is participating in a sled dog race in Wisconsin to raise money for the charity. "After rabies, I thought sports were out of my life, but dog sledding is one of the sports I can do," Giese said. "I love it." Giese is the only person known to have survived the infection without a vaccine.

Today is World Rabies Day and AVMA emphasizes that vaccination can prevent rabies, responsible for roughly 55,000 human deaths annually worldwide. Although 99% of human cases result from an infected dog's bite, large animals such as cattle and horses can also be a source for infection and should be vaccinated for rabies.

Several skunks in La Junta, Colo., were confirmed to be infected with rabies, prompting the Otero County Health Department to send a letter to 4,200 area households to inform them about the epidemic and remind them to have their livestock and pets immunized against rabies. Most rabies cases reported annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involve skunks and other wild animals, according to this article.